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Passive Reporting Verbs

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    Passive form of reporting verbs
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  • He is said (to drink) two litres of water a day.
    to drink
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  • The landslide is reported (to kill) 100 people last month.
    to have killed
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  • He (to know) to have won the Olympics in 2000.
    is known
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  • It (to believe) that the Coronavirus will not last long.
    is believed
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  • They (to say) to have moved to New York a few weeks ago.
    are/were said
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  • Steve was thought (to die) in the flood but he survived.
    to have died
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  • Mary is known (to be) the best student in her class last year.
    to have been
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  • It (to claim) that the Prime Minister will resign soon.
    is claimed
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  • He was known (to like) chocolate more than meat.
    to like/to have liked
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  • The results of the exam are expected (to publish) soon.
    to be published
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  • He was expected (to do) his homework long before!
    to have done
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  • It is said that Pompeii is one of the most popular tourist attractions. - Pompeii ... one of the most popular tourist attractions.
    is said to be
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  • It was known that he had stolen $1 million from his mum. - He ... $1 million from his mum.
    was known to have stolen
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  • He is expected to come any minute now. - It is expected that... any minute now.
    he will come
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  • People believed that Titanic was unsinkable. - Titanic ... unsinkable.
    was believed to have been
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  • The say the panic was spread by our enemies. - The panic ... by our enemies.
    is said to have been spread
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